The 2018 Election Issues That Matter Most

We asked thousands of people from across Ontario “Which issues are important to you and will inform how you will vote in the upcoming election?

Here are the answers:

Enact a Housing for All strategy that increases the supply of affordable housing and commits to eliminate homelessness.

Create a strong anti-poverty action plan. Maintain the current minimum wage legislation and planned increases, strengthen disability and welfare programs, fund more emergency shelters and raise corporate taxes to be inline with the rest of Canada.

Enact a strong climate change plan. Commit Ontario to being fossil fuel-free by 2050. Establish an effective carbon pricing program. Pass legislation to give municipalities the power to sue fossil fuel companies for damages due to climate change.

Oppose new oil pipelines and the expansion of existing oil pipeline capacity.

Support alternatives. Support public and community ownership of renewable energy projects through municipal hydro utilities and cooperatives. Increase funding for public transit. Re-establish commuter rail service to Northern Ontario. Update building codes to increase energy efficiency in new buildings.

Keep energy public. Take back control of Ontario Hydro and prevent the privatization/sale of municipal hydro utilities.

Support Ontario farmers and workers by protecting supply management and Ontario “buy local” rules in international trade agreements.

Protect environmental, Indigenous and labour rights and defend public services in trade agreements. Ensure the federal government does not adopt investor-state dispute settlement provisions that allow corporations to sue governments for lost profits.